The Best Ingredients for Preventative Skincare: Future-Proof Your Glow
01.04.2025
When it comes to skincare, prevention is always better than correction. Think of it like superannuation for your skin — the earlier you invest, the bigger the payoff. Whether you're in your 20s or 30s, building a routine with powerful, science-backed ingredients can help slow down the visible signs of aging before they even begin.
So, what should you be using now to maintain firm, clear, glowing skin for the long run? Here's our go-to list of the best ingredients for preventative skincare.
1. Sunscreen (SPF) – The #1 Non-Negotiable
No ingredient will prevent skin aging more effectively than broad-spectrum SPF. Daily sunscreen use protects against collagen breakdown, pigmentation, fine lines, and even textural changes. If you're serious about prevention, start here.
SIMKA™️ ultra-lightweight Invisible Facial Fluid is formulated with SIMKASHIELD™️ Technology, where sun protection meets skin correction, protecting your skin from harmful UVA and UVB rays. Packed with powerful antioxidants including vitamin C and age management ingredients to support, renew and protect...
Ultra Facial Defence SPF 50+ sunscreen offers advanced protection against harmful UVA/UVB rays that cause skin damage and premature aging. This high-protection sunscreen features a synergistic blend of UV filters to help prevent photodamage, a skin condition resulting from prolonged...
Offering broad spectrum UVA and UVB SPF 50+ sun protection and formulated with Zinc Oxide, Argan Oil and Gotu Kola extract to soothe, protect and assist with minimising the harsh ageing effects of UV exposure. The bonus tint delivers sheer...
2. Vitamin C – The Antioxidant Powerhouse
One of the most important steps in any preventative routine is daily antioxidant protection, and Vitamin C is the gold standard. This multitasking molecule brightens, firms, and defends your skin from environmental stressors like UV damage and pollution — both key contributors to premature aging.
GeneXC Serum is a revolutionary formula featuring our proprietary combination of Extremozymes which are clinically proven to help protect, revitalise, and enhance the foundation of healthy skin, while supporting multi-level protection and long-term visual improvements. GeneXC Serum contains 20% of...
Experience a visible transformation with Aspect DR’s Intensive C serum. Powered by peptides and pro-collagen ingredients to support and improve the visible signs of ageing. It has a brightening, plumping, and visible skin-firming effect. Featuring peptides and pro-collagen ingredients to greatly improve skin...
SkinCeuticals C E Ferulic is a high-potency antioxidant serum formulated with 15% pure vitamin C (L-ascorbic acid), 1% vitamin E (alpha tocopherol), and 0.5% ferulic acid to provide advanced protection against environmental damage. This powerful combination defends against free radicals...
3. Antioxidants – The Daily Defense
Your skin faces daily assaults from UV rays, pollution, blue light, and free radicals — all of which speed up the aging process. Antioxidants neutralise this damage before it sets in, making them one of the most important categories in a preventative routine.
Top Antioxidants to Look For:
Vitamin C – brightens and firms
Vitamin E – strengthens skin barrier
Ferulic Acid – stabilises and boosts other antioxidants
Resveratrol – helps with oxidative stress overnight
This powerful night serum features a unique blend of 1.0% resveratrol, 0.5% baicalin, and 1.0% pure Vitamin E (alpha tocopherol), specifically developed for ageing, dry, combination, and sensitive skin. This concentrated anti-aging treatment helps restore radiance while targeting signs of...
Aspect Dr Redless Advanced is such a loved serum, it is now available in 30ML size. Brilliant for alleviating dry and stressed skins, Aspect Dr Redless Advanced is essential to any skincare regime. Red, sensitive skin sufferers and mild irritation...
Supercharged with over ten unique Antioxidants, Cosmedix Affirm is an Antioxidant firming serum that reduces visible signs of damage to your skin from sun exposure and environmental damage. The all-natural ingredients have each been clinically corrected to their most natural and active...
4. Retinol (Vitamin A) – The Cell Turnover Booster
While traditionally used for correction, retinol is also an incredible preventative ingredient. It speeds up cell turnover, keeping your skin smooth and preventing clogged pores, dullness, and the first signs of fine lines.
Retinol 0.3 is recommended for first-time retinol users. This retinol night cream features 0.3% pure retinol, delivered in a stable format using our latest technology. Formulated with soothing bisabolol to minimise irritation and specially packaged to preserve potency, this retinol...
Say goodbye to dull, aging skin with our powerhouse resurfacing blend! This unique formula contains 3 Vitamin A actives and a complex of skin nutrients to support skin renewal and improve the appearance of dryness, creepiness, fine lines, and wrinkles....
5. Pigment Inhibitors – Even Out Skin Before Pigment Sets In
Preventative skincare isn’t just about wrinkles — it's also about preventing future pigmentation. Pigment inhibitors help regulate melanin production before sunspots and uneven tone become long-term concerns.
SkinBetter Science's Even Tone Correcting Serum is a groundbreaking, non-hydroquinone, non-retinol, multi-action skin evening serum that delivers a dramatic reduction in the appearance of hyperpigmentation. *This is a specialty product sold only by online consultation. Click 'Order Now' and fill...
Daily dark spot corrector targets visible skin discolouration for brighter, more even-looking skin. Clinically proven to reduce key types of discolouration, this serum is effective on all skin tones, including stubborn brown patches and post-acne marks. Formulated with 3% tranexamic...
Brightening Complex is a distinctive formula that safely and effectively brightens the appearance of the skin with beneficial moisturising properties. Utilising an innovative blend of proprietary brightening ingredients and pharmaceutical-grade botanicals, this high-performance formula concentrates on not one or two...
6. Peptides – The Skin Communicators
Think of peptides as the little messengers that tell your skin to act young. They help support collagen production, improve elasticity, and strengthen the skin over time — ideal for keeping skin firm and resilient.
Restorative Skin Complex helps improve the appearance of fine lines, wrinkles, and other signs of aging, brightening the complexion for a more youthful glow.
P-TIOX: The Peptide-Powered Serum for Needle-Free Wrinkle Correction Inspired by the effects of anti-wrinkle aesthetic treatments, P-TIOX is a breakthrough serum clinically proven to reduce the appearance of 9 types of expression lines while unveiling glass-skin radiance. This non-invasive, wrinkle-modulating...
This peptide spot treatment serum helps firm, tighten, and hydrate aging skin while minimising the appearance of expression lines, including crow's feet, laugh lines, forehead wrinkles, and frown lines. Formulated with acetyl hexapeptide-8 for wrinkle-smoothing, and enriched with sodium hyaluronate, squalene,...
7. Hyaluronic Acid – The Ultimate Hydrator
Hydration is the foundation of healthy, youthful-looking skin. Hyaluronic acid draws moisture into the skin, plumping it from within and reducing the appearance of fine lines caused by dehydration.
A clinically-proven formula that utilises a pure high-molecular weight HA, for instantly smooth, moisturised skin that gets intensely hydrated and radiant with every use. Not all Hyaluronic Acid Serums are created equal formulated with proprietary Octapeptide-45 that helps boost hyaluronic...
HA Intensifier Multi-Glycan is a next-generation, multi-dimensional volumising hyaluronic acid serum that visibly plumps the skin, reducing fine lines by 24%. This formula contains high concentrations of 1.3% pure hyaluronic acid, 12% proxylane, and the new post-biotic ferment to increase...
